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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 05, (THEWILL) – Sir Michael Otedola, a former Governor of Lagos State (January 1992-November 1993) has passed on to glory. Otedola (88), who is father of billionaire Femi Otedola, the oil magnate and chairman of Forte Oil,...

Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram says it carried out the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in April. About 230 girls are still believed to be missing, prompting widespread criticism of the Nigerian government. "I abducted your girls," Boko Haram leader...

Brendan Rodgers says patience is the key to perfecting the attacking style he wants his Liverpool side to play. The Reds travel to Crystal Palace on Monday aiming to bounce back from a 2-0 defeat by Chelsea that put Manchester...

Jose Mourinho does not regret returning to Chelsea despite his team's hopes of winning a trophy this season being all but ended by a 0-0 draw with Norwich. Chelsea are one point behind leaders Manchester City and Liverpool, who will...

Levante midfielder Papakouly Diop said he was responding to monkey chants from the crowd when he danced in front of Atletico Madrid fans after his side's 2-0 win over the La Liga leaders. Diop provoked outrage among Atletico players by...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dramatic late equaliser to rescue a draw for Real Madrid against Valencia. The hosts fell behind when Jeremy Mathieu nodded in but Sergio Ramos levelled with a header on the hour. Dani Parejo's composed finish regained the...

Ukraine's Interior Minister said on Monday he had drafted a new special forces unit into the southern port city of Odessa after the "outrageous" failure of police to tackle pro-Russian separatists in a weekend of violence that killed dozens. Fighting...

Arsenal celebrated their guaranteed Champions League spot for next season with victory over West Brom as Olivier Giroud's first-half header gave them the three points at Emirates Stadium. After Everton's defeat by Manchester City on Saturday made the Gunners' top-four...

Australia, China and Malaysia pledged on Monday not to give up searching for a Malaysia Airlines jetliner that disappeared almost two months ago, despite lingering questions about how to proceed and who will pay. No trace of Flight MH370 has...

South Sudan's army battled rebels in and around the northern oil town of Bentiu on Monday, hitting hopes for renewed peace efforts days after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited to try and revive faltering negotiations. It was not...